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3 years, 5 months ago

Should Facebook ban breastfeeding pictures?

Facebook has decided to ban pictures of mothers breastfeeding their children. I found this blurb about it: http://www.sodahead.com/question/214969/facebook-bans-breast-feeding-pictures-is-this-fair/

What do you think about that?
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tracebooks | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Breastfeeding isn't obscenity. It is the normal way to feed babies and toddlers, if you take into account the span of history and cultures across the globe. The reason people put those pictures up there is to counteract the propaganda and millions of dollars spent by the purveyors of fake baby milk--the hospitals will usually send home packages of artificial milk even with parents who have stated they want to feed their babies the normal way.

Parents, unlike the artificial infant feeding companies, don't have millions of dollars to sink into advertising, but they want to help others avoid the pitfalls of fake milk, like lowered I.Q., increased risk of minor to severe illness and death, and underdeveloped facial muscles. So they put pictures on Facebook and other social sites, and videos on Youtube to let other parents considering nursing their babies that they are not alone.

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darcy logan | 3 years, 5 months ago
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We had this happen in the bookstore where I worked. A woman sat down and breastfed her child in the store. We debated over whether or not she should. The old "it's a natural process" argument came up. My response was this: "So is peeing. It's natural. That doesn't mean I want to see it when I go shopping."

I have no problems with women breast feeding in public, but toss a blanket over it, turn to the side, take a little privacy for this natural process. You want everyone to know you breastfeed? Buy a t-shirt and a bumper sticker. There are a lot of "natural" things I do each day, that doesn't mean I am photographing them and putting them on the web.

No, it is not obscene. But it is awkward. Where do you look?

As to pictures, whatever. People show more breast in low-cut dresses.

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tracebooks | 3 years, 5 months ago Report

You look at the mom's eyes and smile and talk, or wherever other than the mother you want to look. I've breastfed 3 kids until they quit, and I always really appreciated when people would carry on as normal.

I know one person who always pulls down the top of her shirt to expose as much as possible, because she's very in-your-face about keeping it in the public discourse. I never was like that. Usually, all you need to do is lift your shirt and kind of drape it around the baby, and most people don't realize you're not just holding the baby on your lap. I even had one older gentleman come over to look because he had no idea what I was doing. I usually wore a vest or a cardigan so there was no side view either.

I really think that coverups shout "I'm breastfeeding under here!" and so does leaving a room to go "in private", as if you were ashamed or if it were something dirty.

I do agree with your comments on pictures. Mostly, it's just the idea of breastfeeding that wigs people out, and it shouldn't. It's not in the least unsanitary or obscene. I think people from other cultures find it amusing it's such hot topic here.

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darcy logan | 3 years, 5 months ago Report

I'm ADHD. Me making eye contact is hard enough. I appreciate the "subtle" breastfeeding. However, I don't want a woman whipping out her breasts in the middle of a store when I'm shopping/working. I also don't think that it suggests you are ashamed or feel dirty because you go someplace private. It means you understand that you are doing something that makes others feel uncomfortable. You are respecting other people's space.

To me, it doesn't seem fair that only people with babies can show their breasts in public. If one person can do it, we all should get to do it. (I know the guys are all HOPING for that.)

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ufcer174 | 3 years, 5 months ago Report

i dont no but i think that if a women wants to breast feed on public or have a picture of them breastfeeding than its there own dam choice its not a big deal

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colttrickle | 3 years, 5 months ago
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No. It is a natural part of life.

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emaij | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Some people do not like seeing other people engaged in intimate behavior. It can offend sensibilities, especially in certain conservative cultures. There is no need to get into specifics but obviously there are many behaviors which are not acceptable as profile pics on what is a public social networking site. Ultimately, they have a duty to determine what is reasonable given the trade-off between potential offense to some and the benefit that is achieved by allowing such images. Their decision to err on the side of preventing offense is logical.

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jasoncalacanis | 3 years, 5 months ago
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I'm having a hard time believing Facebook would ban this type of content. Wouldn't it be up to the users to decide if they wanted to see boobies or not?

In related news, Mahalo will NOT ban pictures of breast-feeding.
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blankity blank | 3 years, 5 months ago
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As this question seems more of a matter of opinion, my opinion is yes. Yes because in US culture, mother's don't generally breastfeed their children in public. So I understand why Facebook made that decision, though they should not ban breastfeeding photos that are set as Private. The photos are usually intimate moments between mother and child, some people may want to share that, but should only be allowed to with people they know. You shouldn't be browsing through Facebook and find nude photos of people, even though breastfeeding a child is not gratuitous.

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hartwell | 3 years, 5 months ago
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this sort of thing happens all the time.

1) an employee at a company makes a decision and takes action.
2) a customer is offended.
3) the customer raises a stink
4) NOW is the opportunity the company has to turn a tempest in a teapot into bad publicity or good publicity.

the details change, but half the customer service stories that make national news fit into that pattern.

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dumblonde | 3 years, 5 months ago
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I don't see the big fuss about breastfeeding pics being offensive. It's a perfectly natural part of life! I don't get why Americans think breasts are so offensive especially when "shown" in a nonsexual context. I say "shown" because you can't even see nipples. Facebook has bigger things to worry about like spam and security.

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ssharon | 3 years, 5 months ago
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I don't think they should ban the pictures. Most employers ban facebook at work (a good idea) so there shouldn't be any cases of these images coming up the news feed. If you are browsing at home and your friend wants to share the images then great for them.

I just don't see who is getting hurt in this scenario.

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srt4cab3 | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Why would someone want to put a picture up of them breastfeeding??

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jthizz | 3 years, 5 months ago
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people get butthurt too easily, its not like you can easily randomly search for someone breastfeeding a kid.

If you dont want to see it, you dont have to click it. Doubt anyone would force someone to look at breastfeeding on FB

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